Frank Gardner | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's3rd district | |
| In office 1923–1929 | |
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| Born | (1872-05-08)May 8, 1872 |
| Died | February 1, 1937(1937-02-01) (aged 64) |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Frank Gardner (May 8, 1872 – February 1, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. representative from Indiana from 1923 to 1929.
He was born on a farm in Finley Township, nearScottsburg, Indiana, and attended the rural schools. He graduated from the Borden Institute,Clark County, Indiana, in 1896 and from the law department ofIndiana University Bloomington in 1900. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1900 and started practicing law inScottsburg, Indiana. He was the auditor of Scott County from 1903 to 1911, the county attorney from 1911, a member of the Democratic county committee and its chairman from 1912 to 1922, and a field examiner for the State Board of Accounts from 1911 to 1920.
Gardner was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-Eighth Congress in 1922. His predecessor in the district, RepublicanJames W. Dunbar, had chosen not to run for reelection. Gardner was reelected to theSixty-Ninth andSeventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929).
In 1928, James W. Dunbar ran for election to his former seat and defeated Gardner. Gardner resumed practicing law inScottsburg, Indiana. In 1930 he was elected judge of the sixth judicial circuit of Indiana in 1930. He was reelected in 1936 and served until his death inScottsburg, Indiana, on February 1, 1937. He was interred in Scottsburg Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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